Job overview

Our Core CAMHS team in Tamworth are looking to welcome a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse to the team

The role involves managing a defined caseload with children/young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties. You will be responsible for assessing, planning and providing ongoing support and therapeutic interventions to the client group/service users under the supervision of a senior team member.

You will complement the multi-disciplinary working of the team, participating in team and service development and evaluation.

This post is a development post, you will have a training plan in place to support the learning to fulfil that on a Mental Health Nurse in CAHMS.  Upon completion and competency sign off the post holder will transition to the next AFC pay banding.

Main duties of the job

• The function of this development role is to develop the key core skills and competencies for a mental health nurse in CAMHS.
• Be available for individual supervision with agreed clinical and managerial supervisor in line with Trust policies.
• Take responsibility, (with supervision of senior staff, during developmental period) for the management of a caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with the child and family, delivering treatment interventions, evaluation of individual treatment plans.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
• Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and service guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
• Support in the provision of formal and informal training of pre/post registration students, staff members, carers and children.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.